Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Since I have to work on Christmas Eve I thought I would make a Christmas t-shirt to wear to work instead of my normal JoAnn's polo shirt. You know, to get into the spirit.

I got the t-shirt at work and used my Cricut to cut some iron-on vinyl to dress it up.

The caribou is from "Teresa Collins Holiday Silhouettes," cut at 9" from glittery black iron-on vinyl. The snowflakes are from "Teresa Collins December 25th." The smallest one (upper left) is cut at 3," the middle sized one (bottom) is 3 1/4," and the largest one (upper right) is 3 1/2." The bow is from "Rock Princess." It can be found on page 45 of the handbook. I only used the layer 1 (shift) feature and cut the bow at 2.15."

Here is the back of the t-shirt:

The sentiment on the back of the t-shirt is also from "Teresa Collins December 25th." It was cut at 7."

I also added a little something to the sleeve:

This is also from "Teresa Collins December 25th." It was cut at 2 1/2."

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4." I used white card stock for the base. The dark silver piece of card stock is 5 1/4"x4." I stamped snowflakes from the Fresh Snow set, by Paper Smooches, all over the front in silver ink. I then heat embossed them with silver embossing powder.

The sentiment and banner are both from My Craft Spot. The banner is metal die from a set called Ribbon Banners - Straight. The sentiment is from the Winter Wonderland stamp set. I stamped it in starlite black ink by Tsukineko. The ends of the banner are adhered down with glue dots, but the middle is popped up with pop-dots.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

The bag is from the "Once Upon a Princess" cartridge. It is on page 65 of the handbook. I cut it at 6.95"x11.52." This is as large as I could cut it and still fit on a 12"x12" mat. When it is all assembled it stands 4 11/16" tall. I used card stock from the DCWV Evergreen Stack for the bag. I used some ribbon I found in my stash to make the handles of my bag.

The snow at the bottom of the bag is hand cut from white card stock. I then covered it in white glitter. The tree is from "Winter Frolic," page 50 of the handbook. It was cut at 4." I covered the ornaments in Stickles, lime green and holly. I also added a gem to the center of the bow. The base of the tree was adhered with glue, but the rest of it is popped up on foam tape.

I used an ornament from "Holiday Cakes" to create my tag. The image is on page 46 of the handbook and is actually supposed to be three ornaments. I hid all the contours except the one ornament I wanted to use for my tag. It was cut at 2.63." I added some lime Stickles to the center star part of the ornament.

Sunday, December 14, 2014

Today's project is a quick and simple tag. I needed a tag for a Christmas present for my sister-in-law. I had a gift bag that was the perfect size for her gift. So I whipped up a tag that coordinates perfectly. The bag is in blues, whites and silvers with snowflake patterns on it. Here is the tag:

I used stamps and metal dies from My Craft Spot to create this tag. The two scalloped circles and the plain circle are all from the Tiny Doilies Metal Dies set. The snowflakes are from three different stamp sets: Think Snow, Mistletoe, and Stampin' Around Christmas. They are stamped in silver and the sentiment is stamped in black. The sentiment is from the Jingle All the Way stamp set.

For the back I used another plain white circle from the Tiny Doilies Metal Dies set. I then used stamps from the Stampin' Around Christmas set for the "to" and "from." I finished it off with a loop of blue and white baker's twine.

I made the holder all "Christmas-y" by adding a wreath and some lights. Both the wreath and lights are from the Silhouette Store. The wreath is called holly wreath and is by Sweet Afton (#22264). I just did not use the berries. The lights are from a set called Christmas light strands and is by Miss Kate Cuttables (#69589). The wreath is just over 2 1/2" square and the light strands are just over 1" tall. The bow is from a file called evergreen wreath by Snapdragon Snippets (#36508). The bow is a little larger than 3/4," I basically sized it to fit the wreath.

I added some red flocking to the light red part of the bow. The lights all have glossy accents on them for a little added shine. I added some glittery red brads through the middle of the wheels.

Today I am sharing with you the card I decided to make for sending out to my family and friends. I went with two variations of the same design. The only thing I changed up were the colors of the backgrounds, but otherwise I used the same images and sentiments.

The card is 4 1/2"x6 1/4" and made from white card stock. I used a polka dot patterned card stock for the background, it is cut at 4 1/4"x6." The patterned card stock is actually double sided, so one side is the red and the other side is the green. I loved both sides, which is why I made two variations of this card.

The image of the reindeer is from the Silhouette Store. It is called Reindeer with Christmas Wreath and is by PPbN Designs (#52530). I used the print and cut feature to make this simpler to create since I made 60 of these cards. It would have taken so much longer to piece everything together, so the print and cut feature is fantastic for something like this! The reindeer is just shy of 5" tall.

I used "Elegant Edges" to create the shaped label on which the reindeer is placed. It is found on page 51 of the handbook and cut at 5," using the oblong and shadow-shift features. I used a stamp from My Craft Spot for the sentiment, it is from the Merry & Bright set, and stamped all the labels before I embossed them. They were embossed with a Cuttlebug folder called Snowflakes.

I used the same patterned card stock for the inside as well. They are cut at 4"x5 3/4." I used the same label as the front, just the basic feature so that it cut square. This time it is cut at 3." The sentiment is from My Craft Spot again, this time the Christmas Chalkboard set. I finished off both the front and inside with some Stickles,

I am entering this into the current challenge at Tuesday Throwdown. The challenge is a family appropriate Christmas card or project. I figure what is more family appropriate than the card I am sending out to all my family?

Monday, December 01, 2014

The wine box is from the Silhouette Store. The cut file is called "Wine Bottle Gift Box" and is by Megan Hardy Designs (#50699). I did not change the size, just cut it as is and it fits most standard wine bottles. It cuts slots for ribbon and I ran some white ribbon through them to seal off the package.

I used "Winter Wonderland" for the tree and "When I Was a Kid" for the scalloped label on which I placed it. The tree was cut at 5" and the label is 5 3/4"x3 1/4." I turned off the aspect ratio to get that size for the label. I ran the silver layer of the label through the Cuttlebug with the Diamond Tree embossing folder. I added some glittery white brads to the corners of the label and adhered it to the box with foam tape.

The label is part of the box cut. I added a snowflake I cut with the "Holly and Ivy" cartridge. It was cut at 2 3/4" and adhered to the tag with foam tape. I also added a silver gem brad. The sentiment and "to," "from" are from stamps by My Craft Spot. They both come from the White Christmas set.

To finish off the box I made a paper bow for it with the "3D Bows" digital cartridge. It was cut at 8."